Abstract
This study was aimed to examine the characteristics of non-carcasses with economic and non-economic value in male and female goats that are fattened intensively. The study was conducted at the Laboratory of Livestock Production and Laboratory of Feed Biochemistry, Hasanuddin University Makassar. This study used 16 yearling Kacang goats, consist of eight males and eight females. During the intensive fattening stage, the animals were fed 3% of mix ration based on the dry matter and body weight for three months. The second stage was slaughtering and dressing carcasses. This stage the goats are weighed before slaughtered, after that, the carcass is carried out and weighed all the non-carcass parts. Data were analyzed using the T-test and descriptive. Data processing using SPSS version 16 computer program package. The results of research on Kacang goats showed that the percentage of the total non-carcass weight of male goats was relatively the same compared to female Kacang goats. Males non-carcass weights have economic value relatively higher than female goats.
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